ESSAY 3: JUSTIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION The Great Barrier Reef is an extensive and intricate ecosystem which is located off the east coast of Northern Queensland. The GBR stretches roughly 2300 kilometres from as far north as Fly River in PNG to as far south as Frazer Island. The whole reef system covers 354‚ 000 square kilometres in total which makes it the largest and most famous coral reef system in the world. Holding one of the world’s broadest ranges of genetic
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Violence against women is not okay in today’s society! “Be a confident and strong woman” they say. “No one is going to hurt you!” they say. Well “they” were wrong. Firstly‚ Women’s rights are not fully protected in Australia and Violence against women is a significant human rights issue and not acceptable. There are many causes for violence against women‚ however it often originates from a sense of entitlement which is often supported by sexist‚ racist‚ homophobic and other discriminatory attitudes
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What did the White Australia Policy and Aboriginal Protection Acts reflect about Australia’s view of Asian and Indigenous peoples? “Australia for the white man” As Australia entered the new century after federation‚ deep concerns and fears of other races which had been bubbling beneath the surface since colonization began to emerge in the policies of the new government. Two of the most controversial were ‘The White Australia Policy’ and the ‘Aboriginal Protection Act’. These two policies‚ widely
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The White Australia Policy (WAP) was a policy that was introduced in 1901 by the newly federated government. It was officially known as the Immigration Restrictions Act 1901 and the Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901. These policies were put in place to keep Australia white for racial issues‚ economic issues and for the preservation of democratic freedom. In order for the WAP to work‚ a “Dictation Test” was put in place that would monitor who was allowed into the country such as undesirables including
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was still harming the environment because the amount of trees being used. The trees that were being cut down‚ caused animals to lose their homes and eventually becoming extinct. The islanders used the natural resources for food and tools while the Once-ler and his family used the resources for thneeds. The islanders fought over the resources in Easter’s End‚ but the Once-ler ignored the Lorax when he tried to stop the use of the resources. Also in Easter’s End‚ the fighting was so bad and the natural
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Massage. In 1986 she founded the International Association of Infant Massage (Infant massage | Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine | Find Articles at BNET‚ 2009). Infant Massage dates back to ancient times and was practiced by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Part of the infant’s routine care was Infant Massage. For the Maoris and the Hawaiians it was part of the infant’s bath. In these cultures touch is considered helpful both spiritually and mentally. Infant massage started before language was invented
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References: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2010) The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. October 2010 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Boystown. (2009) Inquiry into Bullying of Children and Young people‚ Submission to the General Purpose Standing Commitee No 2 of the New South Wales Legislative Council p11-12 Campbell
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and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Languages as it is part of the living history of Australia’s shared history. This can help with the funding for schools to run programs that could educate young children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander decent to help them show the sense of their identity and show their culture‚ values and beliefs that can help them at a young age be able to have a sense of their own identity. This can lead to positive up bringing as it will empower them at a young
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Australia’s collective desire of nationalism as well as patriotism lead to its formation as a federation and this willingness to unify the divided colonies was a reflection of an ulterior‚ racist purpose. Federation is the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate colonies or states. Before Australia’s eventual federation on January 1 of 1901‚ there had been years of debate‚ since the idea was first introduced in Sydney during an inter-colonial conference until its implementation
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Introduction Public Safety and law Enforcement organization have a very difficult job‚ and nothing brings this point to the forefront than reporting the different types of crimes that happen within there state. The research will give a brief history of the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). We will also address reasons as to why the article is important to the Criminal Justice field. Little Information about Uniform Crime Report (UCR) System The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is a well-known crime reporting
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